Junction City, Georgia

Junction City is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 138 at the 2020 census.

Junction City, Georgia
Town
Junction City (in 2012)
Location in Talbot County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°36′11″N 84°27′29″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Talbot
Area [1]
• Total	2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2)
• Land	2.35 sq mi (6.09 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation [2]	689 ft (210 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	138
• Density	58.70/sq mi (22.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31812
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-42800[3]
GNIS feature ID	316309[2]

History

Junction City was platted at the site of a railway junction, hence the name.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Junction City as a town in 1906.^[5]

Geography

Junction City is located at 32°36′11″N 84°27′29″W (32.603083, -84.458190).^[6]

The city is located along the Fall Line Freeway (GA state routes 96 and 540), which runs west to east through the town, leading east 15 mi (24 km) to Butler and west 39 mi (63 km) to Columbus. Georgia State Route 90 also runs through the town, leading northwest 8 mi (13 km) to Talbotton, the county seat, and southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Mauk.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (2.35%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	225		—
1920	323		43.6%
1930	341		5.6%
1940	326		−4.4%
1950	259		−20.6%
1960	226		−12.7%
1970	269		19.0%
1980	254		−5.6%
1990	182		−28.3%
2000	179		−1.6%
2010	177		−1.1%
2020	138		−22.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850-1870[8] 1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12] 1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14] 1980-2000[15]

Junction City, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[16]	Pop 2010[17]	Pop 2020[18]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	68	35	38	37.99%	19.77%	27.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)	108	135	98	60.34%	76.27%	71.01%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0	0	1.12%	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	1	2	0.00%	0.56%	1.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	6	0	0.56%	3.39%	0.00%
Total	179	177	138	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Junction City first appeared in the 1910 U.S. census, with a population of 225.^[10] As of the 2020 census, its population was 138.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. "Junction City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
5. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1906. p. 826.
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
8. "1870 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
9. "1880 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
10. "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
11. "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. p. 253.
12. "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
13. "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
14. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
15. "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
16. "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Junction City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
17. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Junction City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
18. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Junction City, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.